Henry Anderson (born c. 1800) was an American Philadelphia-area street vendor known as The Hominy Man, who became a local legend, beginning in about 1828, for his cries, which he used to hawk his wares.[1] His were said to be the "most musical of all cries", and he was noted for his "strong resonant 'tenor robusto'".[2]
Two examples of his cries:
Hominy man come out today
For to sell his hominay [sic?][3]
De hominy man is on his way
From de navy yard
With his harmony[4]
Notes
- Hester, Karlton E. (2004). Bigotry and the Afrocentric Jazz Evolution. Global Academic Publishing. ISBN 1-58684-228-5.
- Southern, Eileen (1997). Music of Black Americans. New York: W.W. Norton & Co. ISBN 0-393-03843-2.
References
- ↑ Hester, pg. 48
- ↑ Southern, pgs. 124-125
- ↑ Southern, pg. 125 cites Scharf, John Thomas (1884). History of Philadelphia. Vol. 2. Philadelphia. p. 930.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
- ↑ Southern, pg. 125 cites Oberholtzer. Philadelphia. Vol. 2. p. 95.